Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
The unclean
Seeking
General references
Bible References
The unclean
Luke 11:24 “When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, ‘I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’
Acts 8:13
Then even Simon himself believed. And after he was baptized, he went around constantly with Philip and was astounded as he observed the signs and great miracles that were being performed.
He
Job 1:7
The Lord asked Satan, “Where have you come from?”
“From roaming through the earth,” Satan answered Him, “and walking around on it.”
“From roaming through the earth,”
Job 2:2
The Lord asked Satan, “Where have you come from?”
“From roaming through the earth,” Satan answered Him, “and walking around on it.”
“From roaming through the earth,” Satan answered Him, “and walking around on it.”
1 Peter 5:8
Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.
Dry
Psalm 63:1
A Davidic psalm. When he was in the Wilderness of Judah.God, You are my God; I eagerly seek You.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
I thirst for You;
my body faints for You
in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.
Isaiah 35:6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
Isaiah 41:18 I will open rivers on the barren heights,
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.
and springs in the middle of the plains.
I will turn the desert into a pool of water
and dry land into springs of water.
Ezekiel 47:8
He said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down to the Arabah. When it enters the sea, the sea of foul water, the water of the sea becomes fresh.
Amos 8:11 Hear this! The days are coming—
this is the declaration of the Lord God—
when I will send a famine through the land:
not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
this is the declaration of the Lord God—
when I will send a famine through the land:
not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.
Seeking
Matthew 8:29
Suddenly they shouted, “What do You have to do with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
Mark 5:7
And he cried out with a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God, don’t torment me!”
Luke 8:28
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What do You have to do with me, Jesus, You Son of the Most High God? I beg You, don’t torment me!”
General references
Jeremiah 34:11
Afterward, however, they changed their minds and took back their male and female slaves they had freed and forced them to become slaves again.
Matthew 7:27 The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. And its collapse was great!”
Matthew 22:1
Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables: